Arabov, 41, was arrested June 15 at his Manhattan store on a warrant issued in Detroit by federal authorities, who accused him of conspiring with others to launder money in connection with a jewelry business.

Authorities say the 16 people indicted for conspiracy and laundering are connected to a drug organization called the Black Mafia Family. The gang dealt cocaine in the Detroit metropolitan area beginning in the early 1990s, extending across the country.